Oppn wants CEC sacked, jailed; seeks repoll in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bengal

Opposition parties have launched a strong attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his impeachment and arrest, following reports that two election commissioners raised objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. They accuse Kumar of running the Election Commission as a 'one-man autocracy' and undermining democracy. The ruling BJP, however, defended the EC, stating that differing views reflect a democratic functioning.